According to the Finance section of Yahoo.com, The Sears Holding Corporation will be closing between 100 to 120 stores due largely to a poor holiday shopping season. The article states "The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try to fix a retailer that has struggled with falling sales and shabby stores."

In an internal memo Tuesday to employees, CEO and President Lou D'Ambrosio said that the retailer had not "generated the results we were seeking during the holiday."

As parts of the national economy continue to struggle, jobs are still being lost. As this is unfortunate of many people, it might lend a hand to some Transformers collectors looking to find the silver lining in the shape of discounted toys in a closing K-Mart or Sears store. To read the entire article click here, and share your finds in the Toy Sightings forums here.

Good news for our Canadian members, thanks to the Toys"R"Us Boxing Week Sale you can pick up Transformers Prime "First Edition" figures at close to half price. Voyagers are discounted to 17.97 and Deluxes are discounted to 5.97. The sale runs from December 26th to January 2nd. Images courtesy of Seibertron.com staff member Blurrz.

If you're looking to do a little Junkion troop building with Generations Junkheap or need to fill in some gaps your Generations collection you may want to swing by your local Target. Transformers Generations figures are on sale for $6.99!

Looking for some stocking stuffers or maybe just a treat for yourself? Some Target stores have started putting Transformers Dark of the Moon Deluxes on clearance. This particular store in Rosemont, IL has them marked at $8.38, prices may vary from store to store. Might be a good time to pick up some of those later wave repaints like Darksteel, Special Ratchet, and Cyberfire Bumblebee.

Shout! Factory has now posted advanced orders for the massive Japanese Collection Box Set. This 13 DVD set includes the complete series of Headmasters, Super-God MasterForce and Victory! Each with their original Japanese audio tracks, English subtitles, and an art gallery.

Shout! Factory wrote:TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – Headmasters -- Optimus Prime lives again, the energy of the Matrix has been released and peace reigns on Cybertron . . . but all that is about to change with the startling arrival of the newest breed of TRANSFORMERS warriors.

TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – Super-God Masterforce -- Following their victory over the DESTRONS (a/k/a DECEPTICONS) at the end of Headmasters, the CYBERTRONS (AUTOBOTS) depart Earth, leaving behind only a small group to protect the planet from any future menace. But when the powerful DESTRONS return to an unsuspecting planet, the CYBERTRONS must come out of hiding to defend their human friends once again — only this time they’ll be unable to do it on their own!

TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – Victory -- Victory is the third and final installment of this Japanese trilogy— introduces four new factions to the TRANSFORMERS universe. Each group comes equipped with its own unique power and the ability to combine to form much larger, more powerful TRANSFORMERS, making each and every battle even more epic!

Ordering now will save you 10%

This set will include a fantastic Lithograph of Fortress Maximus while supplies last. Get a look at the Lithograph below and click here to place your Advance Order!

Want to get started on your Transformers Prime collection but annoyed at the limited availability? Well that seems about to change with Toys R Us listing Bumblebee for sale on their online store! For only 12.99, he can be yours! Is this the first listing of many or is his solo listing due to the over-packing of the figure in the First Wave case lots? Only time will tell...

While the release of the Movieverse DVDs haven't produced exclusive toys from Hasbro since '07, the same can't be said for Takara. The Transformers: Dark of the Moon DVD is set to be sold in Japan on December 16th, and with it comes an exclusive - a clear plastic version of Dual Model Kit Optimus Prime for the price of ¥ 14,421 (US $187.09). Does this match up with Amazon Japan's ROTF DVD exclusive Black Optimus Prime? Don't forget about Lawson Japan, who will also likely have a DVD exclusive in the books. Check out the images below, and the pre-order page at Amazon Japan.

Target continues their Dark Of The Moon exclusives with the Cyberverse Ark Set with bonus Sentinel Prime figure. There doesn't seem to be any difference between this Sentinel Prime and the Cyberverse Commander regular release. If you have been waiting on purchasing the Ark Set, now you can get it with its pilot in one package with this special value.

This set was spotted last night at Target in Wyoming, MI and today at the Golf Mill Target in the greater Chicago area. Record your own sightings in the Toy Sightings Forum.

With a little use of a couple coupons, you can get some great deals on Dark Of The Moon Transformers at Target. There is a mobile and online coupon that can be used together to get $10 off on items more than $10 dollars.

Voyagers are on a temporary price cut right now at $17.99. If you stack both coupons you can walk away with a $7.99 voyager figure. The site lets you print the manufacturer's coupon twice. You can also use the manufacturer's coupon online at Target.com: ADPVWSFK.